Clothes rack



May 8, 1962 A. F. CLARK CLOTHES RACK Filed Sept. 13. 1960 l/VVE N 70/1Alvin F C/ar/r United States Patent 3,033,379 QLOTHES RACK Alvin F.Clark, Rte. 2, Bellevue, Ohio Filed Sept. 13, 1960, Ser. No. 55,753 1Claim. (Cl. 211-178) These and other objects will be fully understoodwith reference to the following description and taken in the light ofthe annexed drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective View of the rack of the present invention,

FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary view partially in section of one side of therack with the lower ends of the leg broken away,

FIGURE 3 is a view partially in section on an enlarged scale, taken onthe line 33 of FIGURE 1,

FiGURE 4 is a fragmentary elevational view of a portion of the rackshown in FIGURE 1, and

FIGURE 5 is a view on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 55 of FIGURE1.

FIGURE 6 is a sectional view taken substantially along line 6-6 ofFIGURE 1 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

With continued reference to the drawing, the clothes rack of the presentinvention is designated generally by the numeral 10 and it comprises anelongated reticulated trough 12 open at both ends and having leg meanson each end for supporting the trough 12 above and spaced from a floorsurface. The trough 12 is V-shaped in crosssectional configuration andthe sides of the trough 12 are connected together at their apex 14 bythe shank of an eyebolt 16 at one end and a plain bolt 18 at the otherend for pivotal movement of the sides of the trough 12 toward and awayfrom each other. As shown in FIG. 3, the eyebolt 16 extends throughholes 17 and 19 in the legs 46 of the tubes 42, and washers 21 on theeye bolt 16 separate the legs 46. An acorn nut 23 is threaded on thefree end of the eyebolt 16 and a lock nut 25 is threaded on the portionof the eyebolt 16 between the eye 27 and the adjacent leg 46.

A flexible water impervious sheet extends under the trough 12 from oneside edge to the other side edge and is spaced from the trough 12 and issecured at its ends to the side edges of the trough 12.

A sheet 20 is formed on its underside at a rnidpart with a dependingpocket 22, shown in dotted lines in FIGURE 1. The sheet 20 and pocket 22form receptacles for receiving water dripping from clothing articleswhen the latter are supported upon the trough 12.

A clothes hanger projects over the trough 12, as at 24 in FIGURE 1.

The hanger 24 consists in a bent rod having a long leg 26 and a shortleg 28 positioned with the long leg 26 horizontally and the short leg 28vertically and extending into the upper end of a tubular member 30. Thetubular member 30 is also L-shaped and has its long leg 32 vertical andits short leg 34 horizontal and resting upon the floor surface. A braceelement 36 lies on the floor adjacent the short leg 34 of the tubularmember 30 and has oneend 31 pivotly connected tovthe short leg 34intermediate the ends of the latter. The outer end of brace 36 isindicated by the numeral 37 in FIGURE 1 of the appended drawing.

A collar 38 is circumposed about the short leg 28 of the hanger 24 abovethe upper end of the tubular member 30 and is adjustably secured on theshort leg 28 by a thumb screw 40.

As shown in FIGURE 2, one of the sides of the trough 12 is seen to befabricated of an inverted U-shaped tube 42 the bight 44 of which formsthe outside edge of the side of the trough. The free ends of the legs 46of the tube 42 form the feet which rest upon the fioor surface andsupport the trough 12 with rubber tips 48 (FIG- URE 1) on the free endsof the legs and protecting the floor surface. I

As shown in FIGURE 5, the end edges of the sheet 20 are formed to anopen loop 50 receiving the bight of an elongated bar 52 having its legs53 provided with threads 54 and extending through appropriately spacedholes in the bight 44 of the tube 42.

Acorn nuts 54 are on the fitted legs of the bar 52 and secure the bar 52to the tube 42. Under the acorn nuts 54 at each end is a spring clip 56which engages the bight 44 of the opposite side of the trough 12 whenthe trough 12 is collapsed.

A brace 58 extends between the leg of one side of the trough 12 and theadjacent side of the trough 12 as shown most clearly in FIGURE 1.

Bars 60 and 62 extend between the legs 46 of each of the tubes 42 whichform the sides of the trough, the bar 60 having its ends received inopenings 64 provided in the legs 46 but the bar 62 having its endsextending through and peened over as at 62 in FIGURE 2 to providerigidity to the sides of the trough 12.

In use, the trough is readily assembled from its component parts anderected with the long leg 32 extending through the eye ofthe eyebolt 16adjacent the apex 14 of the trough ends. The hanger 24 may be positionedso that the long leg'extends over the trough and when articles are hungon the long leg 26 water received in the sheet 20 will find its Way tothe pocket 22 for later disposal.

The trough 12 may be employed to support articles of clothing such aswet galoshes, rubbers, shoes, and the like so that they can air out andpartially or completely dry with any water or snow falling from sucharticles onto the sheet 20.

What is claimed is:

A clothes rack comprising an elongated reticulated trough open at bothends, leg means on each end of said trough for supporting said troughabove'and spaced from a floor surface, said trough having a V-shapedcross section configuration, and a flexible water impervious sheetextending under said trough from one side edge to the other and spacedtherefrom and secured to said trough side edges to form a receptacle forwater dripping from clothing articles when supported in said trough,said sheet 1 i being formed at its midpart with a depending pocket to.

receive and hold water received in the receptacle formed by said sheet.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS FlynnOct. 14, 19 8f

